Norma Magdalene Martens Brozaitis

Norma Magdalene Martens Brozaitis
of Vestal, N.Y.
Norma Brozaitis of Vestal, N.Y., passed away at the age of 88 on May 25, 2008. She spent her last few years at the Ideal Senior Living Facility with dementia. She was predeceased by her husband of 62 years, Dean in February 2003 and all his siblings, Robert (Jack) Brozaitis, Binghamton, Richard Nichols, Endicott, and Marge Seaver, Endicott; and her younger sister, Grace Fancher, Cary, N.C.; and twin brothers, Karl and Andrew Martens, Vestal and Endicott respectively. She is survived by her son and family, Richard and Fran Brozaitis, Napa, Calif.; and daughter and family, Nancy and Ray Avery, Vestal; grandsons, Chris Avery, Covington, Ky., Tim Avery, Annapolis, Md., Brad and Carey Brozaitis, Rancho Murieta, Calif.; great-granddaughters, Rhianna and Kaelyn Avery, and Kaylin and Jenna Brozaitis; also survived by two sisters-in-law, Jackie Martens, Vestal and Evelyn Brozaitis, Binghamton; and several nieces and nephews. There are still cousins and distant family in Denmark. Norma was born in Veijle, Denmark on May 16, 1920 and immigrated with her parents in 1921. She was raised and lived in Endicott until the 50's then moved to Vestal. She graduated from U-E High School and was later involved with assisting on the class reunions. She was a member of the Holy Nativity Lutheran Church of Endicott. Norma's work life was varied, including cafeteria worker in the Vestal School System, keypunching for Singer Link of Binghamton, and GE of Johnson City from which she retired. She was a good and generous friend to many, always there to lend a helping hand. Norma was also known for her baking and created a lot of special occasion cakes, including doll and wedding cakes. After retirement she was on the Town of Vestal election committee and a volunteer worker for Meals on Wheels, Lourdes short-stay, and Waterman activities, and a few years after retirement had made local Volunteer of the Year.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 1:00 p.m. from the Coleman and Daniels Funeral Home, Inc., 300 East Main St., Endicott. The Rev. Michele Fischer, Pastor of her church, will officiate. Burial will be in Vestal Hills Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at the funeral home, Saturday from 12 Noon until service time at 1:00. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in her memory to Alzheimer's Association-Southern Tier, 401 Hayes Ave., Endicott, N.Y. 13760.